Redwoods in East Bay hills

May 7, 2013 4:00 AM

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Todd Keeler-Wolf Senior Vegetation Ecologist for the California Department of Fish and Game measures the stump of an old growth landmark redwood tree in Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, Calif., on Friday May 3, 2013. The tree stump measured sixteen feet across. A visit to the Oakland Hills to discover the last remnants of the Blossom Rock trees and the old growth landmark redwoods that once guiding sailing ships through San Francisco Bay as a navigation reference point. less

Todd Keeler-Wolf Senior Vegetation Ecologist for the California Department of Fish and Game measures the stump of an old growth landmark redwood tree in Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, Calif., on Friday May ... more

The last known old growth redwood tree in the Oakland, Calif., on Friday May 3, 2013, the tree rises ninety three feet above Lion Canyon near Merritt College. A visit to the Oakland Hills to discover the last remnants of the Blossom Rock trees and the old growth landmark redwoods that once guiding sailing ships through San Francisco Bay, as a navigation reference point. less

The last known old growth redwood tree in the Oakland, Calif., on Friday May 3, 2013, the tree rises ninety three feet above Lion Canyon near Merritt College. A visit to the Oakland Hills to discover the last ... more

The last known old growth redwood tree in the Oakland, Calif., on... Photo-4587968.61841 - seattlepi.com

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Emily Burns, Science director for the Save the Redwoods League, measures the diameter of the last know old growth redwood tree in the Oakland, Calif., on Friday May 3, 2013. The tree rises ninety three feet above Lion Canyon near Merritt College. A visit to the Oakland Hills to discover the last remnants of the Blossom Rock trees and the old growth landmark redwoods that once guiding sailing ships through San Francisco Bay as a navigation reference point. less

Emily Burns, Science director for the Save the Redwoods League, measures the diameter of the last know old growth redwood tree in the Oakland, Calif., on Friday May 3, 2013. The tree rises ninety three feet ... more

Redwood sprouts, on Friday May 3, 2013, began to grow into massive trees after the old growth groves were cut down in what is now Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, Calif. A visit to the Oakland Hills to discover the last remnants of the Blossom Rock trees and old growth redwood groves that once guiding sailing ships through San Francisco Bay as a reference point. less

Redwood sprouts, on Friday May 3, 2013, began to grow into massive trees after the old growth groves were cut down in what is now Redwood Regional Park in Oakland, Calif. A visit to the Oakland Hills to ... more

Redwood sprouts, on Friday May 3, 2013, began to grow into massive... Photo-4587970.61841 - seattlepi.com

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The rings still visible in a decaying old growth Blossom Rock tree in Roberts Regional Recreation Area in Oakland, Calif., on Friday May 3, 2013. A visit to the Oakland Hills to discover the last remnants of the Blossom Rock trees and old growth landmark redwood trees that once guiding sailing ships through San Francisco Bay as a reference point. less

The rings still visible in a decaying old growth Blossom Rock tree in Roberts Regional Recreation Area in Oakland, Calif., on Friday May 3, 2013. A visit to the Oakland Hills to discover the last remnants of ... more

The rings still visible in a decaying old growth Blossom Rock tree... Photo-4587971.61841 - seattlepi.com